Dafydd Jones (footballer)

This article is about the Welsh footballer. For people of the same name, see Dafydd Jones (disambiguation).

Dafydd Jones
Personal information
Full name Dafydd Rhys Jones[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Abergavenny, Wales
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tredegar Town
Youth career
–2015 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Newport County 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Monmouth Town (loan) 12 (9)
2017 Aberystwyth Town 5 (0)
2017–2018 Monmouth Town
2022– Tredegar Town 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:47, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Dafydd Rhys Jones (born 5 June 1998) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tredegar Town.

Career

Jones was a product of the Newport County academy. He made his senior debut for Newport in the Football League Cup first round match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 August 2015 as a second-half substitute. Wolves won the game 2–1.[2] On 31 August 2016, Jones joined Welsh Football League Division One club Monmouth Town on loan until 31 January 2017.[3] In December 2016 Newport County confirmed Jones would be released by Newport at the conclusion of his contract on 31 January 2017.[4]

Following his release, Jones joined Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.[5] but after 5 appearances he re-joined Monmouth Town on a permanent deal.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ Jones debut
  3. ^ Dafydfdd Jones loan
  4. ^ Jones released by Newport
  5. ^ "Double swoop for Aberystwyth on deadline day". Welsh-premier.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]